Ticket to ride is one of the biggest board games around today, known and loved by “gamers”, “noobies” and everyone in between. However once we got “Rails and Sails” it became clear that there was a world outside the united states and “Zug um Zug”, as it is known in Germany, would have to explore it in a bit more detail. Thus we got India and China and Norway all adding their own slight tweak to the formula. Well now Ticket to Ride is going to the home of steam in……………………………
When would you ever want or need a solo game, after all pretty much every one I’ve showed you has sold on the fact that it’s free. When would you be gaming alone and without the modern marvel of electricity with which to power your various gaming platforms? Well what if you were stranded on a desert island? Well funnily enough that’s just what we’re looking at in………………………………
As the production rates on Lovecraft themed board games reaches peak critical mass the hunt is on for a new literature classic, that everyone knows the basics of without having to have read it. Nathaniel Levan hopes to have hit upon the answer with his Moby Dick inspired……………………
The capital is dead, long live the capital. After being sacked by barbarous hoards the Queen has decreed that a new one shall be built; better than before and it’s up to you to make sure your patch of grass land is chosen for the task in……………………………………………….
Take one of the few adult animated shows on the air out to just write witty scripts and have a good time rather than satirising and being topical; then take a card game that manages to be one of the most long lasting in depth games for under a tenner and what do you get?
It’s three hours to midnight, you got a house full of zombies, half a chocolate bar, an evil totem … and nobody to help you.
This is…………………………………………………………………………………
I never liked games that expected an exact answer from you, games like trivia pursuit that felt more like a test than a game. I think many others feel the same way, that’s why games like ‘Wits and Wagers’ are so popular. Games that reward you for knowing but encourage you to guess even if you don’t. We’re going to look at another game that operates on the same reasoning, that being………..
